Typical
Debris flows in Western Ghats- Kerala
The
characteristic pattern of debris flows is the swift and sudden downslope
movement of highly water saturated overburden containing a varied assemblage
of debris material ranging in size from soil particles to huge boulders
destroying and carrying with it every thing that is lying in its path.
The volume of material transported range from a few cubic metres in smaller
slides to several thousands of cubic metres in massive slides.
